Senior Software Engineer I - Autonomy Software

Socket.dev; Burlington (MA); Hybrid; USD 128,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental &amp

Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)

Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary &

Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & P"

Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)

Short Term & Long Term Disability

Training & Development

Hybrid Work Schedule

Free Food & Snacks

Wellness Resources

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Job summary

Scientific Systems is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to advance autonomous vehicle and uncrewed systems software. You will architect and implement multi-vehicle autonomy in complex environments, contribute to AI/ML programs for autonomous flight, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver robust, production-ready systems.

You will work in a hybrid environment with travel for remote tests and the ability to obtain a U.S. DoD security clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Math, Science, Engineering, CS, OR Data Science.
• 4+ years of software development/R&D experience in AI for robotics or autonomous systems.
• Experience building modular, production-quality autonomy software.
• Experience with C/C++, Python; memory-safe languages desired.
• Familiarity with modern software tool chains (Git, Jira/Confluence, CI/CD, etc.).
• Desirable: DoD or robotics data-link standards knowledge; navigation algorithms familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop advanced software for multi-vehicle autonomy in contested environments.
• Design, implement and test autonomy software for embedded uncrewed systems.
• Present technical results to internal/external customers.
• Integrate existing work into a unified software architecture.
• Travel to remote test events may be required; security clearance needed.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Memory-safe languages

Robot AI navigation

DevOps & CI/CD

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM fields

Tools

Git/GitLab/GitHub

Confluence/Jira

CI/CD tooling

Conan

SonarQube

Job description

Scientific Systems is looking to fill a Senior Software Engineer position in the domain of Autonomous Vehicles and Uncrewed Systems. The successful applicant will be responsible for developing software for advanced AI/ML programs relating to autonomous flight systems and crewed-uncrewed collaboration.

Essential Functions:

• Architect and develop advanced software for multi-vehicle autonomy for complex, contested environments.

• Provide relevant technical expertise as part of a team to design, implement, and test autonomy software systems for embedded uncrewed multi-vehicle autonomy.

• Support presentation of technical results to internal and external customers.

• Support integration of existing work into an unified software architecture.

• This role may require occasional travel to remote test events.

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a United States DOD Security Clearance.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Math, Statistics, Engineering, Physical Science, Computer Science, Operations Research, Data Science

• 4+ years of experience in software development/R&D of AI for Robotics, Machine Learning, Robot Planning/Optimization Techniques, and/or Autonomous Uncrewed Systems Software.

• Experience developing modular, maintainable, production-quality autonomy software.

• Experience developing using C/C++, Python, and (optional but desired) relevant memory-safe languages.

• Experience with and/or understanding of modern software development tool chains and processes (Agile, git/Gitlab/Github, Confluence/Jira, CI/CD, Conan, SonarQube, automated test methodologies, etc.)

• Desired: Familiarity with DoD or other common robotics and datalink architecture standards (e.g. OMS/UCI, A-GRA, WOSA, FACE, DDS, ROS, STANAG 4586, J-Series, AFSIM, etc).

• Desired: Familiarity with AI robotic navigation and decision algorithms – path planning (A*, RRT), schedule optimization (Simulated Annealing, Genetic Algorithms, Tabu Search), distributed coordination algorithms

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with Linux-based development environments is highly desired.

• Must be able to effectively communicate orally and possess technical writing skills.

• Strong collaboration skills in multi-disciplinary autonomy, vehicle systems, and systems engineering teams.

• Must be able to work effectively as part of an integration-focused development team.

• Salary: $128,000 - $154,000 (Depends on Experience)
• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Training & Development
• Hybrid Work Schedule
• Free Food & Snacks
• Wellness Resources
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan